Go Manual or Go Home!
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2022
- I hear many new drivers getting their CDL with a restriction on their license. Hey, they say, doesn't much matter because most new trucks are automatics. But I say, you never know when an opportunity will come along where you need to have to be able to drive a manual transmission truck! Always good to be 'more qualified' than 'less'!
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I didn't even know they had those restrictions till recently that's hilarious
Most of the new guys have a hard time driving an automatic
How? It's seems easier I'm just saying.
This comment is so true
Why?
And it's not atuomatic, its automated.
Automatic is a little unpredictable
Yes sir that is the way to go,I’m not gonna have a restriction on my CDL that limits me to automatic NO WAY.
Many CDL Schools are not giving students the option. Its automatic or nothing.
The school I went to only uses manuals, just because of this. Even though the trucks they used were really worn out I'm happy I learned on one, but I'm also happy I'll be in an automatic for the days my back isn't happy
god damn does it really require that much gear changing that it hurts your body? that’s crazy
Same man. My school taught on manual and my company truck is an automatic. I'm happy driving this automatic but even happier I'm not restricted only to this automatic.
Absolutely, also if you are thinking about getting class B, just go for class A so in case you decide to change your career goals, you don't have to go and pay for the whole training again. The difference in price is not so much to be cheap.
I had the restriction on my license the first year because where I went they only tested you out in automatic trucks and being a rookie at the time I didn't know any better. Later on down the road I got the manual and all of my endorsements, tanker, double, trips, hazmat, and TWIC. The amount of opportunities for driving positions increased dramatically, and so did my pay. The big carriers (puppy mills) dont want you to know it though.
Good for you to get the manual as well as the other endorsements. Gives you the most opportunities for sure.
Been driving for 35 years, I never drove an automatic truck until a couple of years ago. I'll keep the straight shift.
Made a career change from hvac to cdl ( do to serve arthritis in hips and knees)
At the school they started me off on a manual and the next day my knee was the size of a soft ball and could not move for a day. Did get license with the restriction then about 8 months both hips and knees locked up, had left hip replaced in March and left knee done 2 weeks ago. Will need right hip replaced but not right knee. Looking forward to getting back on the road.
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Geez you’re just like Darth Vader. I Hope you get better bro.
Mate get a desk job. Your body is falling apart faster than a semi truck built after 2007 lol
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I did have an automatic restriction for the first 3 years of my career before going into the oil patch in northern Wyoming. I'm so glad that I had the chance to get freed from that mess.
But what if there is literally no local schools that offer manual training?
Then learn in an automatic. It's a job, not a show and tell competition
10 speeds baby! learn it!
Recently got my CDL and my school gave us the option. Glad I went with the 10-speed. I admit though, it was 10% versatility and 90% ego. I'll probably drive automatic when I start working.
Honestly if my company had manual transmission trucks I would rather have one… just not a fan of the 12 speed AMT in the cascadia I am driving now
This is what I always tell my students. Thanks Dave
I haven't driven a manual since CDL school which was almost 2 years ago. Driving a manual was very fun once I had it nailed. The industry is going towards automatics now. Lots of mega carriers that offer "free training" only train the students in automatics now which is crazy.
I would rather a manually transmission.
Better control of the power to the ground.
Manual transmission is better for speed control and by using with your Jake brake will save your brakes on down hills grades.
Automatics have Jake brakes too, just take your foot off the go pedal and the tranny will down shift itself if the Jake switch is turned on.
& yes, I have an unrestricted CDL license
You can do that last part with the automatic. You select manual and select the gear.
I got a manual from the beginning! I didn't want anything to hinder my future employment prospects!
I learned on a manual transmission. That’s all you could learn on at the school I went to. So yeah when you go to driving school learn on manual transmission.
Im so old i got mine before there was such a thing
Im going to be learning on a an automatic because my family business only has automatic trucks and vans.
As somebody currently in CDL school. Learning on a frightliner 10 speed has been a very fun experience for somebody who has never driven a manual transmission anything before! Remember the sweet spots and to double clutch in class!
that problem is that many schools don't give you the option to do manual.
A buddy of mine had that restriction in Ontario. I'll admit I did my final driving test in an auto. I drove for Manitoulin, mix of auto 10 and 13s. Now I drive local and it's been 10 in my own truck. Learn the manual. You'll be hired over the restricted drivers just because you can drive anything. The control is better too.
Amen brother, learn all you can before the gov. Puts a stop to learning
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The company that sponsored my training sent me to a school that started all their students on manuals. Even though I had trouble with it at first, I insisted on learning on a manual even though the sponsoring company had an almost entirely automatic fleet. I mainly insisted on it because of this very reason, not wanting the automatic restriction on my CDL. Hilariously, I had never driven a manual of any kind when I first started trucking school, so I like to tell people that I learned how to drive stick on an eighteen wheeler.
I wish I new this when I got my cdl
You are 110 percent. Correct
Like I did over 35 years ago I used a 5x4
I started on a 5 and 4 twin stick. Does that count?
Great advice man!
The first I drove was a du-plex International... You learn pretty quick.
There's no arguing that! I'll take the sticks before automatic transmissions
That's why I went after a local LTL carrier to get my CDL. Most only use manual still. Not only that but great pay and home time.
Don’t listen to him, go with automatic.
That is good advice as well as a good skill to be able to shift a manual transmission.
I have been driving semis for 37 years. Long before Auto shift was invented. I know you guys won’t like this. But I have been driving auto-shifts for the past 6 years. This week I had to drive a 13 speed manual. It was nice to shift agin but I’ll take my auto-shift over a manual if I have a choice.
Chuck Norris gave me my license when I watched Breaker Breaker
Love this guy.
At my company there’s been a few drivers come through with the auto restriction. It’s a pain in the neck to coordinate what trucks they have available. My boss is giving in and doing away with manuals and lowering the bar to encourage the swift driver school kind to apply. Can’t wait to see what piece of equipment they’re gonna tear up.
Running a manual truck is what I did from the start.
I have a automatic restriction on my az but I'm running a 15 speed. As long as you can prove you can drive smooth, no harm no foul
Yup, that's what I did. I got my CDL last October. I got all the endorsements and a TWIC card (except school bus, I don't have patience for other people's brats). Now I'm working for Werner, getting that experience.
MHO Manual transmissions give you more control over your equipment than an automatic.
When I went to school, before I finished signing up I made sure I was testing on a manual and avoid that E restriction. I'm happy driving an automatic but glad I'm not restricted to only an automatic. My cousin messed up and tested on an automatic so he has that restriction.
Community colleges are usually manual
100% true statement
ive been out of a truck so long.i didnt even know about the restriction.i do remember when the auto shift came out.but still had a manual clutch pedal.ive never even seen a full auto in a class 8 truck.but i'll take an 18 speed manual anytime.
Thank you!
I agree! Here in my country all of the trucks have a Manual transmission! And 4 wheelers too! Because here the automatic are too expensive!
Drive Manual, Go Smart!
I know someone who got the automatic and they regretted it because it put them at a disadvantage when it came to finding jobs. At the same time it makes it easier for someone to transition into trucking if they drove box truck before.
I went thru a mega carrier to get my CDL. Big mistake, they phased their manuals out years ago so you can only test on automatics so now I have that restriction.
I agree learning on the manual makes sense. Just in case
Yes sir...i got my license in Alaska in 2018. I had to pass with a manual. Went to work for a few companies, mega carriers and i was forced to operate an automatic. I was never satisfied, Now in '22, My future husband and i bought a '01 pete 10 speed and i am now getting the experience i always wanted. These big carriers do not teach new drivers how to operate manual transmission. Thats why there are so many problems today because new drivers operate automatics like an SUV. There is no way you can text, watch tv, stick left foot in window, wear flip flops, with a manual
That’s what I did. Learned on a manual incase later down my career path I wanna change what I do I can go with any company.
I was Taught young in a 97 Pete 379ex, now at 40 I'm going to school to learn manual and one day own a 389. Manual or Nothing !!!!!!!!!!
Going thru cdl school now, I am getting it on a manual, it costs more but like you said, you wanna look like you can drive anything, besides big boys drive manuals
I have a buddy that made this mistake so he’s been driving for years with the restriction but no one has ever said anything about it.
facts‼️I don't understand why someone would spend 5k and have restrictions.
Speaks the truth
Double clutch til u don’t need the clutch babee!!!!
All of our logging trucks, water trucjks are manual, as well as our big rig tow truck.
Get your endorsements as well. I got every endorsement from the get go. Tanker & double/triple is forever. The only one you have to deal with again is HAZMAT.
I may not drive Semi... But I learned to drive in a manual transmission 1981 VW Rabbit.
I didn’t feel comfortable testing in the manual since the school had so many students we only got to go on the road basically 2 times with it
Problem is very few CDL schools teach manual transmission and very expensive
I got my class B Auto because that's all I needed but regret not doing class a manual.
The thing is if you get the restriction taken off they may force you to drive manual even if you don’t want to. That’s what I’d be afraid of…. I had a manual car and I so hated driving that thing in the inner city 👍
I would love to see some of these new kids try to run a Triplex or Super 10... so many have enough of an issue just holding the steering wheel...
My school didn’t give me the option. I had never driven a manual car so they would only train me auto.
Exactly what I did.
I can drive a class b with my eyes closed but the class a transmission required precise timing of RPM and speed, something many times we dont have in emergencies
In uk you can take a auto transmission test and you will get a manual with it
I got bad news for you. State of Florida I took my exam on a manual 10 speed. The state changed everybody’s licenses to automatic. Last year. And if you wanted to keep your manual you had to go back through a training school completely to do manual
Yes, I heard that. That's a pretty nasty move on behalf of the state. Generating extra $ for the CDL schools.
I just got my CDL license four years ago. This past month I just paid off my student loan. But they changed my license to automatic over a year ago. The company I drive for now only has automatic trucks. It is a starter, and one of the three big mega companies. I retired in 17 from building homes for 30 years. Took on another career for the last six. Plan to retire at 62. Two more years to go
The school that I went to wanted to charge me more and they didn't have one manual transmission truck.
It's great if you have that option, or if you just take the auto test in a state that doesn't require it, then said state decides to not grandfather CDL holders in for the auto restriction.....Looking at you Florida....
I did exactly this. I wasn't good at it and it was a struggle, but worth it
Yes³
Have a B license, and was offered a job driving dump trucks. Unfortunately for me I learned on an automatic. Lost out on a 70k job. Now I'm upgrading to A, and learning on a manual.
Yeah I had the e restrictions luckily the company I’m with now taught me to shift and igot it removed
Yea unfortunately I was forced to test on a auto manual 🙃 I'm trying to get that restriction off right now.
This wise logic works for all motor vehicles. If you learn manual the world's your oyster. Many jobs besides trucking require operating manual vehicles. One of my first jobs right out of highschool was working for the local school district and every vehicle I drove was manual. The most interesting and fun was the three on the tree full size Chevy van. The kicker to all this was the fact that I learned how to drive by using my parents automatic 78 Buick Electra limited so the job for the district was an unpleasant crash course in manual operations. This gentleman is telling it straight.
Thanks for the awesome, useful, prudent advice 👍.
I agree 100%.
Not to mention it opens a lot more opportunities
I remember at my school before we even got out if the class room our teacher asked us if we all could drive a stick, all but one of us could. The teacher said in a way it's better that this guy doesn't know now he will be taught the right way. Semis dont shift like a car. It took me a few times to get over the clutch brake and the right times to shift but even the guy who never drove stick made it. It is difficult than a 4 wheel trans.
I don’t have the restriction but I haven’t touched a manual since school every company i worked for only had auto so when I purchased 1 i got a auto
Half the guys in driving school when i went in 2019 couldn’t learn on the manual.. no matter how much the instructors tried.. its a new breed of driver, and they ain’t very good.
I was one of the last few guys here in Saskatchewan to be able to challenge there C1A and I got it with a 18spd manual shift 389 Peterbilt 😎💪Totall cost for me getting my C1A was about only $180.0 really feel for the guy's trying to get it now 😬💲
Standard transmissions what I prefer if you get in a pickle you can at least down shift to slow yourself down if the brakes go out
I had no choice I went with a program that paid my trucking school for a automatic only.
Steering wheel holders big difference
Honestly I didn't know they had automatic before I went to truck school. I knew so little about they industry and in school they told us manual trucks are a thing of the past and soon everyone will be automatic. Didn't even know it was a restriction either but makes sense 🤦♂️
That's actually a thing?? HAHAHA 🤣
Love my manual transmission will whip a automatic transmission on race track
I thought you're going to bash automated transmissions, but no, this is actually a good advice. Whether you're going to drive a manual or automated, your licence should be for manual, so you can drive all.
And when you're doing your permit tests at least pass the hazmat test! You don't have to do the background check if youre not going to be needing it right away but now that states are requiring classroom time for CDL you might get stuck doing classroom time if you need your hazmat later on.
When I went to school everybody including the owners and the instructors and even most of the students who just passed told me to get the automatic because it was easier and faster so I thought I only had 4 weeks to train and I was only able to go on the road 5 times for about 20 mins per time! So I told myself I can get the automatic faster and then if need be I can go back and get the restriction took off. Everyone said there will be no manuals in the next couple years. Well we had issues at our school with the state testers getting fired and I had to wait an extra 3 weeks to test. Had I have known that I would have went manual and had the extra time to train on a manual. But also the guy who was taking everyone out driving hated training manual because nobody was picking it up and everybody was failing manual there first time . I was told that if I failed my first time that I would have to pay for the test again and it would take another month or so so I didn't want to take that chance. The school said they was goin to cut out manual training eventually because all the problems they was having. I was told all I would have to do is pay another 1200 to be trained on a manual if I wanted to come back and needed to. I do wish now that I would have tooken manual but I really don't need it at this time. I am working for Sysco and all there trucks are automatic and they never cared that I had a restriction. The only reason I want a manual now is because I think the coolest meanest trucks out there are manual but they suck to drive in the city for local jobs so im not that upset about not having manual. I was told our school was the best in the state and if they said it doesn't really matter which one you have then I was just goin with it. I did past my test first time and everybody who was testing manual was failing and still way behind. So I think it doesn't really matter if you are goin local.
You become much better driver with a manual. You understand weight and torque much better. Auto drivers are generally just steerers not drivers!
Yes Sir, Brother Man!!!!!
I wish I had that option, my employers paid extra to prevent the school from teaching us manual -dispite prior less than legal experience- specifically to prevent attrition
Yes 🙌🏾 THAT’s the thinking 🤔😃